IN Local Governments Retain Power In Covid Battle

Any easing of Indiana’s statewide stay-at-home order won’t limit the authority of city or county officials from imposing tighter restrictions…in their attempts to slow the coronavirus that is blamed in the deaths of at least 1,000 people across the state. About 57,000 more people applied for unemployment benefits in Indiana last week…as the state continues to see record numbers of newly jobless people stemming from the COVID-19 economic slowdown. Gov., Holcomb is poised to announce modifications to the business and travel directives that have been in place since March 25th, as a growing number of states are loosening their shutdown orders.